William Cain

Acting

William Cain

Born May 27, 1931 · Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA (age 95)

William Cain is a former American stage, film and television actor.

Known For

The Ice StormThe Ice Storm · 1997
The Ice Storm
6.91997
MovieDrama
In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hood family is skidding out of control. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century.
The Mirror Has Two FacesThe Mirror Has Two Faces · 1996
The Mirror Has Two Faces
6.71996
MovieComedyDrama
Rose Morgan, who still lives with her mother, is a professor of Romantic Literature who desperately longs for passion in her life. Gregory Larkin, a mathematics professor, has been burned by passionate relationships and longs for a sexless union based on friendship and respect.
The Dogs of WarThe Dogs of War · 1980
The Dogs of War
5.81980
MovieThrillerAction
Mercenary soldiers Jamie and Drew are hired by a large corporation to liberate Zangaro, a small African nation, from an despot. Havoc ensues.
DoubletakeDoubletake · 1985
Doubletake
5.01985
MovieActionThriller
Two corpses are found in different locations with their heads severed and exchanged. Frank Janek is called on to head the team of detectives investigating. Meanwhile, Janek is trying to find out why an old friend and colleague committed suicide, which eventually leads to a romantic situation with photographer Caroline Wallace and the discovery of some major corruption among his superiors, all of which has little or nothing to do with the murder story.
The Substance of FireThe Substance of Fire · 1996
The Substance of Fire
6.41996
MovieDrama
Isaac Geldhart is a Holocaust survivor who, overcome by grief at the recent death of his wife, seems determined to run his publishing firm into the ground by printing books that have no hope of financial success. His son Aaron, who also works at the company, grows frustrated with Isaac's emotional decline and attempts to take over the firm. The resulting crisis involves Isaac's other two children, his daughter Sarah and his dying son Martin.
Separate but EqualSeparate but Equal · 1991
Separate but Equal
6.51991
MovieHistoryTV Movie
A dramatization of the events of Brown vs. Board of Education, the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.
SessionsSessions · 1983
Sessions
6.51983
MovieDrama
High-priced call girl Lee Churchill examines her life via therapy 'sessions'. Her double life is unknown to her parents, sister and the 'straight' man with whom she falls in love.
The Littlest VictimsThe Littlest Victims · 1989
The Littlest Victims
8.01989
MovieDramaTV Movie
A true account of the life of pioneering AIDS doctor James Oleske.

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KennedyKennedy · 1983
Kennedy
6.31983
SeriesDramaWar & Politics
Kennedy is a five-hour miniseries written by Reg Gadney and directed by Jim Goddard. The miniseries was produced by Central Independent Television and originally aired in the United States starting on 20 November 1983 around the time of the 20th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination. The TV miniseries was a biography of the 1961-1963 presidency of John F. Kennedy. The mini-series stars Martin Sheen as President John F. Kennedy, John Shea as Robert F. Kennedy, Blair Brown as Jacqueline Kennedy, E.G. Marshall as Joseph P. Kennedy, Vincent Gardenia as J. Edgar Hoover and Kelsey Grammer as Stephen Smith amongst many others. The series was broadcast on NBC, and was also sold to 50 Countries, with 27 of them broadcasting the series simultaneous. The series was nominated for 3 Golden Globes and 4 BAFTA, and won Baftas for Best Drama Series and Best Make Up.

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